I used my very best megapickles for those.Unfortunately, I have to reduce the shots so significantly to make it under the Fark sizelimit, that it doesn't do the photos justice. The originals are each 16MB in size.

I'll pass your statement along to him when I feed him in a few minutes.

I used my very best megapickles for those.Unfortunately, I have to reduce the shots so significantly to make it under the Fark sizelimit, that it doesn't do the photos justice. The originals are each 16MB in size.

I'll pass your statement along to him when I feed him in a few minutes.

I really like his little "cropped" ear...makes him look like a bad-ass!! :D

Not my pic, but what my sky looks like today. Fire to the North around the area where I Fling Poo lives, and a big fire to the South at the Wash.-Oregon border. My little valley is really ugly right now!!

lilyspad:[i.imgur.com image 412x274]Not my pic, but what my sky looks like today. Fire to the North around the area where I Fling Poo lives, and a big fire to the South at the Wash.-Oregon border. My little valley is really ugly right now!!

Frownies! While some fire is good for the environment, uncontrolled..not so much. A change in the ecosystem is coming.

quantum_jellyroll:OK.I broke down and dragged out the camera.Here is the cat in question...

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I put the 200mm lens on, and he decided to stay within 8 feet of me, too close to focus.So I replaced the 200mm with the 27-80mm for closer focus, so he decided to go play in the yard.I give up, it's worse than shooting little kids.

OMG, how cute is he!!! Yay for pictures! What an adorable little sweetie pie! I love the expression you captured in that first pic. :)

On a side note, I can't help snickering every time I see book titles in the photography section at the library such as, "Shooting children for fun and profit", "Shooting baby animals", "How to shoot your family", etc.

lilyspad:valnt9: lilyspad: [i.imgur.com image 400x310]Graduated from High School in '76. :D

graduated in '69. ha!

Okay...you got me on that one! But I'm older than my boss. In fact, I'm the oldest person at work! Sad....very sad.

BTDT... one of the brewery owners just hit 33.. the other one is close to that.. I am at least twice as old as anyone there.... get to train the kids... which is what it amounts to... good folks, though.. definitely know how to make beer.....

OlderGuy:lilyspad: valnt9: lilyspad: [i.imgur.com image 400x310]Graduated from High School in '76. :D

graduated in '69. ha!

Okay...you got me on that one! But I'm older than my boss. In fact, I'm the oldest person at work! Sad....very sad.

BTDT... one of the brewery owners just hit 33.. the other one is close to that.. I am at least twice as old as anyone there.... get to train the kids... which is what it amounts to... good folks, though.. definitely know how to make beer.....

Beer is good. Being the person who nows how the shiat works? Priceless!

So my uncle is supposed to undergo his biopsy again tomorrow. Instead of doing the upper GI and everything he had the last time (and was screwed up sample wise), I guess they're just going to go and do a liver biopsy. Not as invasive and from what the MD says, they'll be able to figure out the origin cancer from that. Hopefully will know what's going on by next Caturday......

OlderGuy:lilyspad: valnt9: lilyspad: [i.imgur.com image 400x310]Graduated from High School in '76. :D

graduated in '69. ha!

Okay...you got me on that one! But I'm older than my boss. In fact, I'm the oldest person at work! Sad....very sad.

BTDT... one of the brewery owners just hit 33.. the other one is close to that.. I am at least twice as old as anyone there.... get to train the kids... which is what it amounts to... good folks, though.. definitely know how to make beer.....

Yeah, me too..training part, anyway. I'm the "head cashier", which means whenever we hire a new one, I'm the trainer. Sometimes easy, sometimes, not so much. If I EVER get another person that doesn't know how to count, and make change, I will scream!!!! Had 2 in a row once. Went through a whole bottle of tranquilizers and aspirin in 2 weeks.

The Ice Queen:So my uncle is supposed to undergo his biopsy again tomorrow. Instead of doing the upper GI and everything he had the last time (and was screwed up sample wise), I guess they're just going to go and do a liver biopsy. Not as invasive and from what the MD says, they'll be able to figure out the origin cancer from that. Hopefully will know what's going on by next Caturday......

That is good news for him. He's been through enough already! Keep us posted. Sending HUGS to him!!

The Ice Queen:So my uncle is supposed to undergo his biopsy again tomorrow. Instead of doing the upper GI and everything he had the last time (and was screwed up sample wise), I guess they're just going to go and do a liver biopsy. Not as invasive and from what the MD says, they'll be able to figure out the origin cancer from that. Hopefully will know what's going on by next Caturday......

The news may well not be good, but the knowing is so much better than the not. Here's hoping the news is actually good!

quantum_jellyroll:I put the 200mm lens on, and he decided to stay within 8 feet of me, too close to focus. So I replaced the 200mm with the 27-80mm for closer focus, so he decided to go play in the yard.I give up, it's worse than shooting little kids.

quantum_jellyroll:OK.I broke down and dragged out the camera.Here is the cat in question...

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I put the 200mm lens on, and he decided to stay within 8 feet of me, too close to focus.So I replaced the 200mm with the 27-80mm for closer focus, so he decided to go play in the yard.I give up, it's worse than shooting little kids.

Oscar is a cutie! If he lets you get close enough to him, give him a scritch or two from me.

spinach gunk:On a side note, I can't help snickering every time I see book titles in the photography section at the library such as, "Shooting children for fun and profit", "Shooting baby animals", "How to shoot your family", etc

And this is the reason I'll never search for photography books on Amazon. I live in a town of about 40,000. The local PD has a SWAT team that they've used maybe twice in ten years. They are very bored. Their mobile command post is cushy enough that I could live in it.

spinach gunk:Salem Witch: We are getting real close to Mike's surgery. He goes under the knife Tues. He has two hernias,Then I have two job interviews on Wed morning with the State.Wish us both luck![imageshack.us image 640x481]

Good luck to you both! Hope everything turns out super duper awesome. Please keep us posted!

If Mr. Witch is still allowed to laugh, may I recommend a little Weird Al for the occasion.

Mr. Witch laughed so hard he has to lay down and massage things back where they belong.

quantum_jellyroll:OK.I broke down and dragged out the camera.Here is the cat in question...

[reneau.smugmug.com image 576x768]

[reneau.smugmug.com image 800x600]

I put the 200mm lens on, and he decided to stay within 8 feet of me, too close to focus.So I replaced the 200mm with the 27-80mm for closer focus, so he decided to go play in the yard.I give up, it's worse than shooting little kids.